The purpose of this paper is to examine the exchange rate volatility of the ruble, before the August 1998 crisis, using a macro-economic model of the Russian Federation developed by Basdevant (2000). A main focus of this ...

This paper attempts to estimate the determinants of Internet usage in South Africa in a theoretically
plausible model. The three-step Engle Yoo estimation technique is applied. The results indicate
that the number of ...

This paper develops a general equilibrium endogenous growth model in an overlapping
generations framework, and compares, in terms of economic growth, a passive unemployment
policy (unemployment insurance) with an active ...

We analyze herein the effects of the human capital adjustment cost on social mobility.
Such an adjustment cost is modeled as a rising marginal cost schedule for augmenting
human capital. We use a general human capital ...

This Presidential address briefly outlines the developments in Zimbabwe since independence in
1980 leading up to the current political and economic crisis. The Zimbabwean situation is assessed
within the conceptual ...

In 2008, South Africa experienced a severe electricity crisis. Domestic and industrial electricity users had
to suffer from black outs all over the country. It is argued that partially the reason was the lack of research
on ...

The central argument of this paper is that African countries stand to benefit more from the goodwill currently being shown by industrialized countries who have committed themselves to further opening up of their markets ...

Blignaut, James Nelson; Ueckermann, Liza; Aronson, James(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009-01)

South Africa in general has been approximately 2% hotter and at least 6% drier over the ten years between 1997 and 2006 compared to the 1970s. The use of water has also increased greatly over this same period. By 2000, ...

This paper investigates the usefulness of different definitions of the budget deficit and
their impact on fiscal sustainability. The analysis shows that a number of alternative
definitions of the budget deficit are useful, ...

Abu Dhabi, marketed as a centre of economic development in its geographic area during the post-oil
era, is renowned for being a choice destination of high value individuals and tourists, due to its rich
coastal and marine ...

Jordaan, Andre Cillie(Bureau for Economic Research and the Graduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch, 2011-08)

Under the Industrial Policy Action Plan of 2007, the South African government identified priority sectors that need to be promoted and developed in order to accelerate growth, reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty. ...

This study investigates the trade effects of the EU-SA and SADC preferential trade agreements of which
South Africa is a member. Using a panel data estimation of the gravity model of bilateral trade and based on
data ...

This paper describes the evolution of inventory investment in South Africa over the past two decades, and identifies the factors influencing inventory investment over this period. An econometric model of inventory investment ...

One of the goals of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is macro-economic convergence leading to monetary unification and a single central bank. This goal is aligned with the goal of the African Union to build ...

A purposive sample of South African specialist doctors provided data for an empirical analysis of revenues,
costs and earnings associated with specialist surgical medicine. The empirical analysis includes both
parametric ...

Most of the growth in international production over the past decade has been carried out via
cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Yet previous empirical work relating to CBM&As has
been confined to firm-specific factors. ...

Balcilar, Mehmet; Gupta, Rangan; Jooste, Charl(Tennessee State University College of Business, 2016)

The successful conduct of monetary policy relies on accurately characterising inflation's data
generating properties. Monetary policy errors that allow inflation to transition to a high
inflation regime that is very ...

De Wet, Geert Lampen, 1947-; Harmse, Chris(Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 1997-06)

This paper reviews conditions for sustainable economic growth and development, developed in previous publications and papers by the authors and based on the experience of successfully developing countries. It then analyses ...